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Associations of "Overcame" (30 Words)

Associations of "Overcame" (30 Words)

beat	A member of the beat generation a nonconformist in dress and behavior. His beat* ended at 6 a m.*
chastise	Punish, especially by beating. The General cruelly chastised them with a whip.
conquer	Gain the love, admiration, or respect of (a person or group of people. Conquer one s desires.
curb	Restrain a horse by means of a curb. Both men were instinctively curbing their horses.
defeat	An instance of defeating or being defeated. Don t cheat by allowing your body to droop this defeats the object of the exercise.
exceed	Be better than; surpass. The Tribunal s decision clearly exceeds its powers under the statute.
excel	Perform exceptionally well. The keeper excelled himself to keep out an Elliott header.
inhibit	Prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something. Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs.
limit	Set or serve as a limit to. The 10 minute limit* on speeches.*
oppress	Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority. He was oppressed by some secret worry.
outdo	Be superior to in action or performance. The men tried to outdo* each other in their generosity.*
outstrip	Move faster than and overtake (someone else. During the morning warm up he once again outstripped the field.
overpower	Be too intense for; overwhelm. They were overpowered by the fumes.
overreach	An injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from its having overreached. The horse overreached jumping the first hurdle.
overstep	Pass beyond (limits or boundaries. You must not overstep* your borrowing limit.*
pass	Pass time in a specific way. His intent was to pass* the ball forward rather than knock it back.*
predominance	The possession or exertion of control or power. The predominance* of women in such professions as social work and nursing.*
repress	Conceal or hide. The process of repressing gene transcription.
restrain	(of a seat belt) hold (a person or part of their body) down and back while in a vehicle seat. Amiss had to restrain* his impatience.*
restrict	Place under restrictions limit access to by law. Restrict the use of this parking lot.
simplistic	Characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity. Simplistic solutions.
subdue	Bring under control by force or authority. Charles went on a campaign to subdue* the Saxons.*
subjection	Forced submission to control by others. The country s subjection* to European colonialism.*
subjugate	Make subservient; force to submit or subdue. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land.
suppress	Forcibly put an end to. The rising was savagely suppressed.
suppression	The cancelling of the effect of one mutation by a second mutation. The heavy handed suppression* of political dissent.*
surmount	Overcome (a difficulty or obstacle. All manner of cultural differences were surmounted.
surpass	Do or be better than ever before. Her performance surpasses that of any other student I know.
transcend	Be superior or better than some standard. He doubts that he will ever transcend* Shakespeare.*
transgress	Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline. She had transgressed an unwritten social law.